I hope this is the beginning of opening some eyes to the truth about conceal carry in the city of Chicago. We already had one guy lose his conceal carry license for brandishing. But here is the first (hopefully of many) positive stories of conceal carry. Let there please be more so the thugs will think twice before they go on their rampages. The citizens of Chicago are going to fight back!! And there will be no charges to those defending themselves legally.

There are two things that bother me about this story, and neither one of them has anything to do with this man defending himself.

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After the shooting, police responded and determined that the man was shooting in self-defense. The man had a valid firearm owner's identification card, a valid concealed carry permit and police were able to determine that he had completed a required concealed carry class and was properly trained, Sullivan said.

If he was properly trained I would hope for at least one hit.

The man is not facing charges as police search for the two males, described as a tall male and a short male. Those two face charges.

A tall male and a short male? I would bet anything he was focused on the guns and not the thugs. That could easily explain the misses. This goes back to my training comment.

Anyway, my hat is off to the gentleman who successfully defended himself, and the the authorities that see this as a true case of self defense.

Admittedly, I don't pay a lot of attention to Chicago news, but I can say legal concealed carry has helped here in Florida. It's not going to be the minor miracle that many hope for, but it will make a difference. Jacksonville, which has nowhere near the population density of Chicago, is still getting around 100 murders a year.